State Seeks Okay For Pilot Food Stamp Plan In McDowell
West Virginia aims to win federal approval for a McDowell County pilot replacing paper stamps with an electronic, card like system. If approved, McDowell becomes the first site for electronic issuance, with central account tracking and instant merchant access.
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West Virginia Tagged as a Business Climate Question?
The query questions how to rate West Virginia as a location for new business activity. It seeks a concise assessment of the state’s economic environment, regulatory framework, labor market, and growth potential for startups and expansions.
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West Virginia Poll Finds Poor Business Climate Cited
A survey of 500 West Virginians taken Jan 3–7 shows a majority view the state is less attractive to new business than others. Taxes are named most often, with unemployment, coal decline, unions, wage scale, leadership, and roads also cited as factors.
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Area Man Sentenced Under New Auto Law
Princeton man Danny Lee Blankenship, 29, was sentenced to the state penitentiary for felony drunk driving under the 1983 law covering fatal auto accidents. He received 13 years with three months to be served in Mercer County Jail first, plus revocation-related terms, for a June 1983 crash on Rt. 460 that killed 34 year old Robert Daniel Moore Jr. and his dog.
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Commission Finds Watt Low in Spirits Over Coal Dump Sale
The Coal Advisory Commission concluded the Watt administration contributed to a market decline by unloading about 1.6 billion tons of federal coal in two 1982 sales. It stopped short of declaring the sales failed to meet fair market value, citing lack of a continuous coal reserves market and questions over whether prices achieved were the best possible under the circumstances.
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Wednesday Marshall gets new president
Wednesday Marshall University appoints a new university president as leadership transitions. The page notes appear on Page 9 with details about the change, backgrounds, and expected impact on campus direction.
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High Court Allows Home Video Tape of TV Shows
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that selling and using video recorders to tape television for private viewing is legal and not a copyright violation. It noted that Congress may further address the technology, while manufacturers are not to blame for consumer misuse.
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Ducks Plunge Over Niagara Falls In Dense Fog Tragedy
About 1,000 to 2,000 ducks remained at the base or ice while over 1,000 more were swept over Horseshoe Falls during a rare winter fog. Wes Hill of Chippawa and Niagara Parks Police Chief Bill Derbyshire described disoriented mergansers plunging into the gorge. experts compare the loss to the 1928 whistling swan disaster.
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